Bertha Elizabeth Merfield b. 1869

  • Artist (Painter)
Known for her mural paintings in Victoria, Bertha E. Merfield was a pioneer of landscape painting among female artists in Australia. Her mural for the Cafe Australia, Melbourne with interiors by the Burley Griffin practice received considerable public acclaim.
creator of
Harbour lights

oil, 50 × 37 cm, signed, Leonard Joel, April 1988, $550 (auction record)

 
creator of
The barn

oil, 32 × 42 cm, signed, Leonard Joel, April 1989, $400 (auction record)

 
creator of
Landscape

oil, 27 × 46 cm, Leonard Joel, April 1988, $200 (auction record)

 
creator of
The Derwent River

oil, 40 × 28 cm, signed, Leonard Joel, July 1987, $150 (auction record)

 
creator of
Bush Country

oil, 36.5 × 22 cm, Leonard Joel, November 1986, $400 (auction record)

 
creator of
The ranges

oil, 34.5 × 16 cm, Leonard Joel, November 1986, $360 (auction record)

 
creator of
River scene

oil, 40 × 28 cm, Australian Art Auctions, Sydney, March, 1987, $260 (auction record)

 
creator of
Twin gums

oil, 38 × 18.5 cm, Leonard Joel, April 1986, $120 (auction record)

 
creator of
In the bush

oil, 42 × 25 cm, Leonard Joel, November 1981, $320 (auction record)

 
creator of
Sydney Harbour

oil, 23.5 × 38.5 cm, Leonard Joel, November 1980, $275 (auction record)

 
creator of
Mural, Cafe Australia, Collins Street
 
creator of
Evening, Port Jackson
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creator of
Blue Sea
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creator of
Eucalyptus
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creator of
Departing Day
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creator of
Roses
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oil, 24 × 39 cm, signed 1906, Leonard Joel, August 1992, $200 (auction record)

 
creator of
Mentone
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